The chapter opens with a soliloquy by yunhai, in which he tells his master that he is relieved and sad that he has disobeyed his father's wishes and let the family go. He says that there are two paths to power, benevolent and tyrannical. The benevolent path is to convince people of virtue, while the tyrannical path is for those with power. . He tells his father that if he does not follow his tyrannical path, no one will want to be a part of the family anymore. He warns him that if the family wants to gain power by convincing people of merit, it will end up in more trouble than before.